Develop the core barbering skills required to confidently deliver modern men’s haircuts alongside professional beard shaping and design. This comprehensive one-day course focuses on the practical techniques used daily in busy barbershops, combining haircutting skills with beard shaping and grooming services that clients increasingly request. Students will learn how to deliver balanced, commercially appealing men’s haircuts while also developing the skills required to shape, refine and maintain different beard styles. The course focuses heavily on technique, structure and finishing techniques, helping professionals develop confidence when working with male clients.

Course Focus

• Client consultation for men's hair and beard services
• Understanding head shape and mens facial structure
• Sectioning and haircut planning
• Scissor over comb and clipper techniques
• Creating shape, texture and movement in men's hair
• Beard shaping and beard line definition
• Balancing beard styles with haircut structures
• Clipper and scissor beard sculpting techniques
• Finishing techniques and product application

By the end of the course, students will have developed practical skills that can be immediately applied in the workplace, helping them deliver a wider range of barbering services to clients.

Who This Course Is Ideal For

• Hairdressers looking to introduce barbering services into their salon
• Hair professionals wanting to confidently cut men's hair
• Barbers wishing to refine their haircutting and beard shaping techniques
• Professionals wanting to expand their commercial service offering

Duration: One Day (Monday)

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Learn the art of the traditional barbershop shave.

This course teaches the classic techniques used by professional barbers to deliver a traditional hot towel shave service, one of the most recognisable and enjoyable experiences in a barbershop.

Students will learn how to prepare the skin, handle a cut-throat razor safely and confidently, and deliver a professional shaving service while maintaining excellent client comfort.

The course focuses on developing both the technical skills and the service experience that clients expect from a traditional barber.

Course Focus

• Client consultation and skin preparation
• Hot towel preparation and application
• Understanding beard growth patterns
• Cut-throat razor handling and control
• Correct shaving angles and stroke patterns
• Stretching the skin safely during shaving
• Post-shave skin care and finishing techniques

By the end of the course, students will have developed the knowledge and confidence to offer a professional traditional shaving service within a barbershop or salon environment.

Who This Course Is Ideal For

• Hairdressers wishing to introduce barbering services into their salon
• Barbers wanting to expand their service offering
• Professionals looking to deliver a traditional barbering experience
• Barbers wishing to refine their cut-throat razor skills

Duration: One Day (Monday)

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Mark Young is the founder of Swagger & Jacks Barbershop in Norwich, which has been serving clients for over fourteen years.

A Master Barber and experienced educator, Mark has built a reputation for delivering high standards of barbering and professional grooming services.

Throughout his career, Mark has trained and mentored barbers within the shop environment, helping develop the next generation of professionals entering the industry.

The Swagger & Jacks Academy brings this experience together into structured training courses designed to help barbers and hair professionals build real-world skills that translate directly into the workplace.